Field KitBulletproof Online Field KitDrill 31

Protection Checklist

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Eighteen protections, in four groups. Tick only what is actually on.

Saved on this device. Check a protection only when it is actually turned on, not when you mean to do it. This is the 2026 baseline: passkeys, a spare hardware security key, a port-out lock with your phone carrier, and a recovery phrase stored offline.

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Accounts

Password manager installed and used for new loginsEmail protected with a passkey or hardware keySecond hardware key registered and stored offlineText-message (SMS) codes removed from email, banking, and cryptoOld reused passwords rotated after a breach check

Devices

Phone lock is a long PIN plus biometricsAutomatic updates on for the system and appsInstalls from unknown sources (sideloading) off, app permissions trimmedCarrier port-out lock or account PIN in placeCall and text screening turned on

Crypto

Recovery (seed) phrase written offline, never photographedHardware wallet bought from the manufacturerSpending wallet separate from long-term storageCrypto exchange sign-ins use an authenticator app or hardware key, not text-message codesHabit: read both ends of every address before sending

Habits

Family Code Word set for emergency callsYou do not pay anyone in gift cards or surprise cryptoYou know where to report: ReportFraud.ftc.gov (Federal Trade Commission) and ic3.gov (FBI)

Educational only, not financial, tax, or legal advice.

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